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Damon Linker

Senior Correspondent @TheWeek. Consulting Editor @PennPress. Author of The Theocons and The Religious Test. "To the right of the left and the left of the right"

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3 Whisky Happy Hour
3 Whisky Happy Hour

The Agony of a Liberal, With Damon Linker

What do you do if you are a center-left thinker confronting the train wreck of the Democratic nomination contest just now, with the strong possibility that socialist Bernie Sanders will be the nominee? Might we actually have an election where some liberals will leave the country if they win? This week's episode takes up the scene with Damon Linker, senior correspondent for The Week, and assistant professor of the liberal arts at Ursinus College. Our conversation ranges widely from the state of the Democratic nomination contest and some of the central issues involved, to current book projects and currents in political philosophy today, and finally to a brief look at what ails the academic publishing marketplace today.
Host:
Steve Hayward
Organization
Ricochet

July 2019

3 Whisky Happy Hour
3 Whisky Happy Hour

A Nationalist Revival?

To paraphrase Karl Marx, a specter is haunting . . . well, just about everybody: the specter of a revival of nationalism. This week Steve Hayward attended the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, which was sponsored by the brand new Edmund Burke Institute. As Christopher DeMuth put it, "who knew that the next big thing would be the nation-state." Of course if you say you are in favor of "nationalism" these days, right away critics on the left will default to charging that you are a crypto-Nazi, but no one who took in any of the conference could think something so silly. The new nationalism proclaimed at this conference promises to disrupt both left and right. The conference attracted a who's who of leading conservative thinkers, and a ton of media coverage. It is certain to have a long half-life in our political discourse over the coming months and years, so strap in and stay tuned. This special edition of the Power Line Show features excerpts from Peter Thiel, Yoram Hazony, and Chris DeMuth, along with a conversation about the scene between Steve and Damon Linker, columnist for The Week. In particular we highlight the re-opening of some old questions about liberal individualism itself, which is at the core of things.
Host:
Steve Hayward
Organization
Ricochet

February 2018

3 Whisky Happy Hour
3 Whisky Happy Hour

The Missing Linker

Is it possible to be a liberal but not a "Progressive"? Steve Hayward sat down with Damon Linker, author and columnist for The Week, to discuss this and related questions, such as why Linker defected from the right to become a moderate liberal (hence "the missing Linker"), and his thoughts about religion and politics.
Host:
Steve Hayward
Organization
Ricochet